You are leading a team of engineers who are developing a new water recycling system for a
Question:
You are leading a team of engineers who are developing a new water recycling system for a lunar orbiting spacecraft. This system will reduce the need for resupplying fresh water to the spacecraft, which saves hundreds of thousands of dollars in launch costs. The system operates by recovering latent moisture in the internal atmosphere as well as by recycling urine and gray water from crew usage. The system will also receive a small amount of make-up water from the carbon dioxide recovery system.
The supplier has agreed to a no-cost design modification to the component. However, they cannot deliver the new component for 3 months. You've also learned that the radiation test equipment will be unavailable when the modified component is delivered. The radiation test equipment will be in the last 10 days of a continuous 30-day qualification test on another subsystem. Testing on your component cannot occur for an additional 2 weeks after you receive it from the manufacturer. This will put your team 6 to 7 weeks behind schedule. One way to make your system deadline will be by working longer days and weekends; your budget will not allow paying an overtime differential rate.
a. Describe how you will inform your team of this situation, including the medium of communication. Why did you choose this medium? b. What influence tactics can you use? c. Using those tactics, where would you place yourself on the Full Range Leadership model, and why? d. How will you motivate your team to meet the system deadline?
Fundamentals of corporate finance
ISBN: 978-0470876442
2nd Edition
Authors: Robert Parrino, David S. Kidwell, Thomas W. Bates